. >>> nats gm mike rizzo was true his word. the next manager of the washington nationals has experience at the job and he is known for relating well to his players. that man, according to multiple sources tonight, is bud black. who is bud black? he spent 15 years in the majors as a pitcher and part of the kansas city team that won the world series in 1985. he managed the padres 8 1/2 seasons before being fired earlier this year. 649 wins and 713 losses. not too good but the national league manager and never reached the playoffs and has winning seasons at the helm and has a strong reputation for handling his pitching staff and his ability to communicate well with his players. >>> meanwhile wizards season opening game tonight in orlando, randy wittman's birthday. wanted to give them a win, dr e driving up late while driving a floater and nails it with 12 seconds left and puts wizards ahead by 1. sitting up on the rim, gets knocked off, called goaltending, two points for orlando and actually illegally touched by a magic player and

nats' gm mike rizzo said he was looking for someone with experience. black has a strong reputation for his handling of pitchers and his ability to communicate well with players. >> 6:20. and it's starting to look a whole lot like winter. >> way west. >> we're talking the midwest. there are several inche$ysb of w on the gronld this morning. northwestern wisconsin got its first taste of winter weather. it was enough to turn cold rain into wet snow out there. what would you say? 32 degrees? too soon. >> too soon for sure. >>> hopefully that story is going to get you ready for the next one. believe it or not the holiday season not that far away. crews chopped down the tree yesterday that will soon be on its way. there's your sign as billy would say. it should come by november 20th. appropriate for the holiday. it will get here with the help of an man with a great white beard. >> i wonder who that could be. >> to cut down the tree. >> thanks, aaron. 6:21. time to check on "weather & traffic on the 1s." let's check in with chuck bell. >> it's awfully dloes b

job in the majors and the replacement at the big-league level is now a priority according to the nats' gm mike rizzo. >> we're looking for some person that has some type of experience at the managing experience at the level and we're hoping to win a championship in the very near future. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00, we'll dig deeper into the list of possible replacements for matt williams. drawing the long straw, jason pew. he is live at redskins park with a victory monday press conference with jay gruden. >> reporter: hey, carol. a much happier at nats park and everyone is buzzing about the victory yesterday over the eagles and the performance from redskins starting quarterback kirk cousins. he led the team back to victory in that ball game yesterday. cousins was just outstanding on that final offensive drive and 15 plays, 90 yards. the result, that game-winning catch by receiver pierre garzon. he had two touchdowns in this game and that could go a long way in this quarterback's psyche. >> it's important especially for future games to give him the confidence and give the team the confi

williams was hired with no managerial experience, and gm mike rizzo today said he would not expect the nats to hire a rookie next time around. last time we broaden in candidates with no managerial experience. i think we will have a greater pool of candidates this year, stemming from very experienced. lot of speculation cal ripken could be in the mix, but more likely they would hire somebody like bud black. he has the ability to understand pitching and he can also relate to the players. the redskins had the day off for victory monday. they are now 2-2, tied for the nfc east lead. cousins did noturn the ball over sunday and he was composed, leading the offense on a late game 90-yard touchdown drive. pierre garcon made a great catch. earlier, darrel young talked about the teams perseverance. thoughtest thing i about that, regardless of what we did on the field, even if we lost the game, we finished the game. i thought just coming from behind and being able do go through the different emotions of the game and finished strong, that's a good football team. erin: something tells me this dude was p

according to gm matt rizzo, a decision on the skipper's future will be made soon. the nats to finish the season with a win, but sadly that did not happen. curtis granderson, the solo shot. 79.s finished the season 83- coach williams: i'm proud of the guys for fighting. i'm proud of them for the way they went about it. we had some things that went sideways and a whole bunch of injuries. there is not what you can do about that except adjust and move on. again, they are going to be many days to evaluate that. right now, i'm proud of them. i'm proud of the way they thought. preseason hockey, capitols-islanders. alex ovechkin getting into regular season form, scoring twice. win easily, 6-2. hopefully they can carry all that momentum into the regular season, which starts this saturday at home against the new jersey devils. nba season.will be we will have most of the sports going all at once, the best time of the year. a piece ofing up -- "star wars" history at auction. baby! mom! i love that we're spending the weekend together. oh i know! hey, why don't you turn off your phone an

gm is seeking. bud black managed the padres for eight and a half years and only two were winning seasons. former natshird base coach, a davey johnson disciple who went on to manage the astros currently on the braves. and randy knorr. those are just a few of the names. the list is long and rizzo says it's going to be a pain staking search. meantime, sunnier skies at redskins park. jason pugh has a cloudy forecast for jordan reed. >> hey, carol, it's been four games for the redskins and this game has yet to have the offensive schedule available for the full game. scombrord jordan reed suffered a concussion in the game with the philadelphia eagles. especially after the loss of receiver deshawn jackson. reed left in the fourth quarter and we heard from jay gruden that he injured his mcl and ankle. we are a quarter of the way through the nfl season and a lot of people had different expectations for this redskins team. i asked head coach jay gruden how would he judge this group after the first quarter of play. >> i like the way that the guys are giving great effort and it will pay dividends and being 2-2,

instead, the nats are home ward bound here on this first day of the postseason. gmike rizzo said the decision was based on the entire body of work. of course, a lot of folks are pointing to the harper-papelbon fight. a search for a new manager has already begun. coming up on news 4 at 5:00, mike rizzo talks about what priority number one is for the new skipper. back to you, guys. >> thanks, carol. >>> a desperate search for survivors. the coast guard released new information about what happened to a u.s. cargo ship. >>> are we in the middle of a metro death spiral? why our >>> a live look outside at the reston area. barely a cloud in the sky and what a difference a day makes and today our transition day for better weather. temperatures right now in the mid to upper 60s and 67 degrees currently in washington and with mainly clear skies and with dry air in place temperatures are going to drop quickly tonight as the sun starts to go down by 7:00 and we're in a cool 63 degrees and 9:00, temperatures have fallen into the 50s and by 11:00 p.m. a chilly 57. the heat will p